Vehicle Data Transmission Redundancy via Channel Set Segmentation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current vehicle communication systems lack effective redundancy designs, leading to data loss and increased network load when a network channel fails, which affects vehicle operation and user experience.

Innovation Solution

A communication method that determines the message type of a first message and transmits it through either a first channel set or a second channel set based on the network status, ensuring data redundancy and maintaining network stability.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If data is transmitted through multiple networks to ensure redundancy, then data reliability is improved, but network load increases and communication quality deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata transmission reliabilityVSAvoidnetwork communication quality
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments messages into different types (first type and second type) with different redundancy requirements. First type messages use single-channel transmission while second type messages use multi-channel transmission, allowing the system to balance reliability and network load based on message importance

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Different transmission strategies are applied to different message types. Critical messages (second type) receive enhanced redundancy protection while non-critical messages (first type) use basic transmission, optimizing network resource allocation based on local message requirements

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Loss of information

If communication redundancy is implemented, then data loss is prevented, but network channel load rate increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata loss preventionVSAvoidnetwork channel load
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies partial redundancy only where necessary. Instead of replicating all messages across multiple channels, it selectively applies redundancy only to second type messages that require it, avoiding unnecessary network load while preventing data loss for critical communications

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

3Reliability

If all network channels transmit all messages, then data redundancy is maximized, but network stability decreases due to excessive load

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata redundancyVSAvoidnetwork stability
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The transmission strategy dynamically adapts based on message type. The system determines which channel set to use (first channel set with one normal channel or second channel set with multiple normal channels) based on the message type, allowing flexible adjustment between redundancy and network stability

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentEP4560988A1Data transmission over different network channels
Publication Date: 2025.05.28 BYD CO LTD
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AI summary

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method and a related apparatus, which are applied to the field of vehicle communication technologies. In the embodiments of the present disclosure, a first message that needs to be transmitted out through a first network channel can be obtained. When a network status of the first network channel is abnormal, a message type of the first message is determined. If the message type of the first message is a first type, the first message is transmitted through a first channel set. If the message type of the first message is a second type, the first message is transmitted through a second channel set. A quantity of network channels included in the first channel set is less than a quantity of network channels included in the second channel set. In this way, data redundancy can be ensured and a load rate of each network channel does not increase sharply, thereby improving stability and reliability of data transmission, and effectively improving user experience.